NetWorker Archive Application

NetWorker Archive augments NetWorker's existing high-performance network backup and recovery by providing long-term or permanent storage for business-critical and project-related data. Using NetWorker Archive, users and administrators can create easily-retrievable and safe archives of project and other business-critical data, while managing storage more efficiently and conserving valuable disk space.

Product Highlights

Long-term, reliable storage for business-critical data

• Users and administrators can create "snapshots" of project data at any given point in time
• Unique plain language annotation feature guarantees easy data retrieval

Bulletproof archives

• End-to-end data verification ensures reliability
• Archive cloning creates and tracks multiple copies of archive set
• Archive sets are tracked and retrievable from media indefinitely
• Archive media is maintained and managed separately from backup media

Simplifies network data management

• Users can initiate archives and retrievals from intuitive request window, saving administrator's time
• Empowers users to manage on-line storage more efficiently

Conserves disk space while reducing network backup load

• Files can be groomed reliably and safely
• Automatic notifications report on archive status

Leverages investment in backup and recovery

• Integrates seamlessly into NetWorker backup and recovery environment
• Delivers all of NetWorker powerful features, such as parallel backup and recover sessions, concurrent device support, heterogeneous platform interoperability, and industry-leading device support
• Universal client connections mean authorized networked clients can access archive services

System Specifications

Server Platform: Sun SPARC
Operating System: SunOS 4.1.3, Solaris 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Software Prerequisites: NetWorker for SunOS/Solaris, v. 4.1 or higher
Server Platform: IBM RS/6000
Operating System: AIX 3.2.5
Software Prerequisites: NetWorker for AIX/6000, v. 4.1 or higher; TurboPak for AIX/6000